DAWOOD SHAHID 832-***-**** ad0lg4@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/dashh/

Education

C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston Dec 2022

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Relevant Coursework: Investment & Mutual Fund Management, Derivatives I & ll (Options & Futures, Forwards, Swaps), Statistical Analysis, Energy Trading, Corporate Finance, Personal Finance & Budgeting, Financial & Managerial Accounting, Calculus, Physics

Experience/Projects

TapCards LLC – Operations/Sales; Houston, TX Oct 2022-Present

A sustainable and cost-effective tech start-up that aims to redefine business networking with its digital business card product

Conducted market research to identify potential suppliers of cards with NFC reader technology-considering factors such as quality, reliability, and shipment timelines

Boosted product visibility and generated sales leads through participation in various types of markets yielding an increase in sales revenue by ~15%

Enhanced digital card printing and delivery processes reducing overhead expenses by more than 25%

Resolved customer issues and built positive connections with a diverse customer base allowing us to garner 120+ five-star reviews on Google

Equity & Derivatives Trader – Self-Employed; Houston, TX Mar 2020-Present

Assessed market conditions and maintained relationships with market participants to identify trading opportunities through various vanilla financial instruments

Used a blend of both Fundamental & Technical Analysis, Financials Analysis (IS, BS, CFS, SEC Filings, Quarterly ERs), and Economic Policy to analyze US Equity Market trends

Leveraged knowledge of market cycles, Relative Strength Analysis, and Market Psychology as well as Volatility and Liquidity principles to capitalize on opportunities

Developed and implemented risk management strategies to minimize systematic, sector, and liquidity risk through portfolio diversification, allocation, and rebalancing as well as reducing beta exposure and stop-loss orders

100 Days of Code: Python Bootcamp – Udemy; self-paced online course Present

Goal: Learn in-demand data science, automation, web/app building skills by building 100+ projects

Languages/Tech: Python, SQL, SQLite, Postgre SQL, Flask, CSS, HTML, NumPy, Bootstrap, GitHub, Selenium, & more. Frameworks, Databases, APIs, Parsing, Scripting, Scraping, Front-end & Back-end development, etc.

Enactus – Project Manager; University of Houston, TX Aug 2019-May 2021

Started a sustainable B-Economy project and synthesized a plan to implement its solutions through educational instruction and pitch to the faculty and staff at the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship (RED Labs)

Skills & Interests

Technical Skills: Microsoft Office 365

Languages: English (Fluent), Urdu/Punjabi/Hindi (Advanced), Spanish (Conversational), Arabic (Elementary)

Achievements: Dean’s List

Interests: Part-time Walker, Full-time Sedentary Sitter, & Stock Market Astrologist

Certifications

Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate Worksheets, Workbooks, Cells & Ranges, Tables, Charts, Formulas/Functions

Financial Modeling Foundations Three-Statement Financial, DCF Model, Banking Models, Buyout Models

Corporate Finance Foundations Risk and Return, Obtaining Long-Term Financing, Securities Markets, and Capital Budgeting

Corporate Financial Statement Analysis Dupont Framework, Profitability/Leverage Ratios, and Sensitivity/Variance Analyses

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